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PPI - is a Borescope check essential?

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Found a car I like and wanted Essex Porsche Inspection's to carry out the PPI but seeing their process they say they don't do a Borescope check.

How essential is it to have that done as part of a PPI?

I thought when I had one done with Porsche Inspection's, I'm pretty sure they did carry one out.
 
It depends what you're looking at. 3.4 with no smoke and no noises I wouldn't bother. 3.6 and I might.
 
You'd be mad to purchase a 3.6 without one.
 
Checked my last Porsche Inspection's report and I was wrong - they don't do Borescope check either as too invasive.

What I might do is the Essex check and when the seller takes the car to be serviced at a specialist, have the Borescope check done then.
 
When I was looking at a car near (I think) Brooklands OPC, they said it would be an extra £600 to do a borescope due to the 'hours of labour".

Ridiculous.

In the end I bought a car near enough to my local Indy. Borescope cost an extra £120...

Get a borescope, don't be too concerned if there is some minor scuffing on a couple of cylinders on a high mileage example. Just make sure someone reputable does it that knows what to look for in the images.
 
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